“Either we’ll shut Down Taj Mahal or…”: SC threatens Centre

The top court was hearing a petition that calls for proper maintenance of the Taj Mahal.

NEW DELHI:

The Taj Mahal is more beautiful than the Eiffel Tower and could have solved the country’s foreign exchange problem, the Supreme Court said today in strong remarks. “Either we will shut down the Taj or you demolish or restore it,” the court told the government.

The top court was hearing a petition that calls for proper maintenance of the Taj, a 16th century marble mausoleum that draws thousands of tourists from India and abroad each year.